Despite snow on the ground, we went for our customary walk in Valley View Park. On our way back home to Middleton, we took Highway #201 through Paradise and drove past our old house, #6326.
We had noticed changes to the garage and studio. There was a sign ‘Back to our Roots’. The new owners had moved from Deep Brook, bringing their business; the making and the sale of candles.
We are encouraged to see small manufacturing moving into Annapolis County.
Having owned #6326 for the last twenty four years, we continue to return to our roots. For me, that is a journey from suburban London to the geography of Canada. That includes living in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and BC. For Heather, the starting point was Toronto followed by Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland etc.
For both of us, the driving force has been the landscape; especially memorable has been the time in Iqaluit, Churchill, Haida Gwaii and Sable Island. Globally, shorter stints in California, Indonesia, China and South Africa.
Now, we can legitimately say, we have returned to our roots. One of these days, we shall drop in, buy a candle, to light our path.
Acknowledgements.
Thank you Heather and Edward for sharing the journey.
References
Back to our Roots Candles, https://www.backtoourroots.ca
Ernest Blair Experiment 